Vincent Joseph Lambe (born 1 December 1980) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer. Lambe received acclaim for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger. The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination.
Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School of Ireland, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Filmography After the War (1999, short film) Sacred (2000, short film) Broken Things (2002, short film) Detainment (2018, short film) Every Five Miles (2022, TV Movie)
Awards and nominations 1999 After the War Fresh Film Festival: Short Film – won 2003 Broken Things Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won
2018 Detainment Winchester Film Festival: Best Foreign Short Film – won Odense International Film Festival: Best International Film, Grand Prix - HCA Award – won Richard Harris International Film Festival: Best Director, Best Overall Short Film – won Krakow Film Festival: Don Quixote Award – won Kerry Film Festival: Best Short Film – won Irish Screen America: Rising Star Award – won Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Best Short Film, Special Jury Award – won 2019 Detainment Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film – nom Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Grand Prix – nom
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